swimBen Mellman
Personal records
| Event | Course | Best | Cut | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 24.08 | A+0.99s to AA·+1.49s to Sectionals | 2026-11-07 | MLA Fall Invitevenue |
| 100 Freestyle | SCY | 52.43 | A+2.04s to AA·+3.44s to Sectionals | 2026-07-18 | 2026 ISI Summer ECST Regionalvenue |
| 200 Freestyle | SCY | 1:53.24 | A+2.05s to AA·+5.75s to Sectionals | 2025-07-20 | 2025 ISI Summer ACAD Regionalvenue |
| 500 Freestyle | SCY | 5:24.53 | BB+9.64s to A·+31.64s to Sectionals | 2025-10-31 | 2025 Holland Fall Invitevenue |
| 100 Backstroke | SCY | 56.48 | A+1.59s to AA·+0.39s to Sectionals | 2026-11-07 | MLA Fall Invitevenue |
| 200 Backstroke | SCY | 2:05.79 | BB+0.60s to A·+4.40s to Sectionals | 2026-07-18 | 2026 ISI Summer ECST Regionalvenue |
| 200 Individual Medley | SCY | 2:10.79 | BB+2.60s to A·+9.80s to Sectionals | 2025-11-02 | 2025 Holland Fall Invitevenue |
| 400 Individual Medley | SCY | 4:59.84 | B+0.85s to BB·+35.85s to Sectionals | 2024-11-02 | 2024 Holland Fall Invitevenue |
| 200 Backstroke | LCM | 2:27.38 | BB+0.29s to A·+7.59s to Sectionals | 2026-07-25 | 2026 LC Illinois Senior Championshipsvenue |
Cuts are USA Swimming single-age motivational standards (B → AAAA) at age 17.
National cuts (Sectionals → Nationals) are the current-season meet qualifying times for the swimmer's zone and age group; ✓ marks the hardest cut already achieved.
Fastest relay legs
| Leg | Course | Time | Start | Relay | Date | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Freestyle | SCY | 23.53 | flying | 200 Free Relay (leg 2) | 2025-07-20 | 2025 ISI Summer ACAD Regional |
| 50 Backstroke | SCY | 28.17 | flat | 200 Medley Relay | 2025-07-19 | 2025 ISI Summer ACAD Regional |
| 50 Backstroke | LCM | 32.87 | flat | 200 Medley Relay | 2025-08-03 | 2025 LC Illinois Senior Championships |
| 100 Backstroke | LCM | 1:05.17 | flat | 400 Medley Relay | 2026-07-25 | 2026 LC Illinois Senior Championships |
Reconstructed from relay split marks. Flat = lead-off (comparable to individual times); flying starts run ~0.5–0.7s fast and are not PRs.
IMX / IMR
IMX 17-18 · SCY
2325 points (4/6 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 500 FR SCY | 5:24.53 | 591 |
| 200 BK SCY | 2:05.79 | 630 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:10.79 | 604 |
| 400 IM SCY | 4:59.84 | 500 |
| 200 BR SCY | — | 0 |
| 200 FL SCY | — | 0 |
IMR 17-18 · SCY
1944 points (3/5 events — incomplete)
| Event | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 200 FR SCY | 1:53.24 | 692 |
| 100 BK SCY | 56.48 | 648 |
| 200 IM SCY | 2:10.79 | 604 |
| 100 BR SCY | — | 0 |
| 100 FL SCY | — | 0 |
Scored against AAAA motivational base times: ordering is exact, absolute points run ~25% above the official USA Swimming scale.
PR splits
100 Freestyle SCY 52.43
Front half 25.35s · back half 27.08s
200 Freestyle SCY 1:53.24
Front half 55.34s · back half 57.90s
500 Freestyle SCY 5:24.53
Front half 157.68s · back half 166.85s
100 Backstroke SCY 56.48
Front half 27.63s · back half 28.85s
200 Backstroke SCY 2:05.79
Front half 61.59s · back half 64.20s
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:10.79
Front half 60.07s · back half 70.72s
400 Individual Medley SCY 4:59.84
Front half 135.96s · back half 163.88s
200 Backstroke LCM 2:27.38 RT 0.71s
Front half 72.72s · back half 74.66s
Reaction time
From electronically-timed starts only (~2% of corpus swims carry a reaction time). PRs with a recorded reaction show an RT chip in the splits section above.
Swim history
Every recorded swim, newest first
| Date | Event | Course | Time | Age | Round | Meet |
|---|
Individual swims with a recorded date and time — including disqualifications — plus reconstructed relay legs (marked). Assembled in the browser from this page’s data.
Progression
Faster times are higher. One card per event, all courses & history.